Silverfall - Reviews @ 2404.org, Armchair Empire

2404 has a review of Silverfall that continues a familiar theme.  The score is 7/10 and here's the conclusion:

When I first started playing, I was impressed with the game, as it seemed the first real advancement since the Diablo genre was created years ago.  After one play-through, though, I’m done with it.  There are, of course, options to play on two higher skill levels once you’ve completed the basic game, but with no new skills or interesting treasures, and combat that’s all the same, there’s no point.  The game never crashed on me, which is a plus, and there are at least some hints of new ideas here, but for the most part this is a forgettable action RPG, one to play through once and put on the shelf.

The same score and the same Diablo II references are in the Armchair Empire's review:

One of the difficulties I’ve encountered in writing game reviews is considering  new games objectively without dwelling too much on my sentimental favorites and the looming shadows that they cast.  Diablo II was one of the first PC fantasy games that really got under my skin, partly because of its ingeniously simple yet surprisingly variable gameplay, partly because it was truly exciting but mindless enough to actually feel like relaxation (ie. compare this to recent RPG’s like Oblivion, which is wonderful but sometimes feels uncomfortably closer to work than play at times).  So while I wasn’t expecting Monte Cristo’s new RPG Silverfall to be the heir to the Diablo throne when I first saw those tantalizing preview screenies, I was perhaps hoping for a fun Diablo niece or nephew at least.  And, unfortunately, what I get from Silverfall, despite moments of genuine enjoyment and ingenious creativity, is balanced by enough disappointments that it’s hard to give a wholehearted endorsement.